The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 2138
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
8:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2660
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.30° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.15° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.